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Global experiment probes the deceptions of human memoryhttp://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2012/mar/02/psychology-neuroscience
Preliminary results are in from a huge online experiment designed to test a flaw in the way the brain stores memories<p>Earlier this year, we launched an <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2012/jan/10/put-memory-to-test-online-experiment" title="">online memory experiment</a> on this blog. We had an extraordinary response. In the three weeks the experiment was live, tens of thousands of people of all ages and from all around the world took part, making it one of the biggest memory experiments ever conducted. Although we've only had a couple of weeks to process the responses, here's a sneak preview of the numbers from a sample of 27,000 participants.</p><p></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2012/mar/02/psychology-neuroscience">Continue reading...</a>PsychologyScienceNeuroscienceHealth & wellbeingLife and styleHealthSocietyMemoryFri, 02 Mar 2012 17:47:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2012/mar/02/psychology-neuroscienceAlamySimilar events that have a number of features in common are more difficult to remember. Photograph: AlamyAlamyWill you be putting your brain into action to upskill over the next couple of years? Photograph: AlamyJon Simons, Yasemin Yazar, Zara Bergström, Charles Fernyhough2012-03-02T17:47:00ZHow to maximise your memoryhttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/jan/14/how-to-train-your-brain-to-remember
Forget rote learning, one of the best ways to commit something to memory is to think of associated images – the more outlandish, the better<p>If you're revising for an exam, learning a new language, or just keen&nbsp;on&nbsp;maximising your memory&nbsp;for everyday life, here are&nbsp;some strategies that&nbsp;might&nbsp;help&nbsp;…</p><p></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/jan/14/how-to-train-your-brain-to-remember">Continue reading...</a>PsychologyScienceNeuroscienceHealth & wellbeingLife and styleMemorySat, 14 Jan 2012 00:26:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/jan/14/how-to-train-your-brain-to-rememberRandy Mora/YCN<strong></strong> Photograph: Randy Mora/YCNRandy Mora/YCN<strong></strong> Photograph: Randy Mora/YCNJon Simons2012-01-14T00:26:01ZPut your memory to the test in our online experimenthttp://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2012/jan/10/put-memory-to-test-online-experiment
As part of the Guardian/Observer Memory Week, researchers <strong>Yasemin Yazar</strong> and <strong>Jon Simons</strong> are offering readers the chance to participate in an online memory experiment.<em> <br /><br />The experiment closed at midnight GMT Tuesday 31 January<br /></em><br />• <em><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/series/maximising-your-memory">How to maximise your memory</a></em><p>Whether we want to remember our last birthday party, our first love, a shopping list or where in the world we put those reading glasses, memory is indispensable. That each and every one of us regularly depends on it is what makes memory the captivating research area it is.</p><p>There are many aspects of memory that we and other researchers study in the laboratory, but as valuable and important as lab research is, nothing beats taking it into the real world and sharing it with real people – which is why we are delighted to be part of &lt;this memory project with the Guardian.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2012/jan/10/put-memory-to-test-online-experiment">Continue reading...</a>PsychologyNeuroscienceScienceLife and styleHealth & wellbeingHealthSocietyMemoryTue, 10 Jan 2012 12:52:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2012/jan/10/put-memory-to-test-online-experimentSean Locke/Getty ImagesDinner date. Photograph: Sean Locke/Getty ImagesHoward Sochurek/CorbisScanning the brains of volunteers can provide insights into the neuroscience of memory. Photograph: Howard Sochurek/CorbisSean Locke/Getty ImagesDinner date. Photograph: Sean Locke/Getty ImagesHoward Sochurek/CorbisMRI scan of a human brain. Photograph: Howard Sochurek/CorbisYasemin Yazar and Jon Simons2012-01-10T12:52:00Z